Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amanda (16 Lists)



The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Hugo 2016 Eligible Works
476 books — 1,085 voters
The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn PeakeThe Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfeThe Claw of the Conciliator by Gene WolfeTitus Groan by Mervyn PeakeIn the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente
High Literary Fantasy
181 books — 76 voters

Perdido Street Station by China MiévilleCity of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VandermeerLast Call by Tim PowersThe Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Best Urban Fantasy SERIES
632 books — 3,741 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas AdamsLife, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
Best Comedic Science Ficttion Books
612 books — 1,189 voters

A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger ZelaznySomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Best Books To Read In Autumn
876 books — 518 voters
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. ValenteWicked by Gregory Maguire
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters

Vellum by Hal DuncanSharp Teeth by Toby BarlowThe Book of Lost Things by John ConnollySmashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed by Lance Carbuncle
Seeing Red
2,180 books — 462 voters
Physiognomy by Ford JeffreyShriek by Jeff VandermeerThe Third Policeman by Flann O'BrienThe Worm Ouroboros by E.R. EddisonVellum by Hal Duncan
Trippy Books
843 books — 897 voters

The Court of the Air by Stephen HuntWhitechapel Gods by S.M. PetersPerdido Street Station by China Miéville
Best Steampunk Books
1,246 books — 4,097 voters
Vellum by Hal DuncanLast Call by Tim PowersPerdido Street Station by China MiévilleThe Scar by China MiévilleHis Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
Best Fantasy that is Really Fantasy
331 books — 285 voters

Secrets of the Fire Sea by Stephen HuntKraken by China Miéville
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,132 voters
Last Call by Tim PowersMythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
World Fantasy Award Winners
57 books — 273 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerEldest by Christopher Paolini
The Worst Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Horror Books
526 books — 377 voters
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
Unusual, Alternative Vampires
435 books — 580 voters

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,723 voters
The Scar by China MiévilleThe Court of the Air by Stephen HuntThe Kingdom Beyond the Waves by Stephen HuntThe Rise of the Iron Moon by Stephen HuntSecrets of the Fire Sea by Stephen Hunt
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,057 books — 9,894 voters